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The Future of Viper What lies up the road for America's meanest supercar? The next Viper will use the same 8.4-liter V-10 making 600 horsepower. There's nothing wrong with this, especially since the pushrod engine is apparently capable, with reasonable modification, of meeting emissions requirements up to 2018. The simple addition of direct injection could see power output rise to 700 bhp. Ilmor Marine sells the engine in 650-bhp and 725-bhp configurations, built at the Viper factory. Interestingly, Ilmor is still selling the engine even though the Viper plant is closed. Could it be the Ilmor folks know that Viper production will start up again before they run out of engines? It's a safe bet they do.
2010 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport vs. 2011 Ford Shelby GT500 Can a muscled-up Mustang hang with America's sports car? Photos >> Spied! 2012 Honda Civic Coupe The 2012 Honda Civic will stick with its proven fun formula, and still be available as an Si! Spy Photos >> The Strangest Car Features What were the automakers thinking when they added these not-so-standard features? First Look: 2011 Nissan GT-R Egoist A strange name, for sure, but the Egoist is lighter and faster than a stock GT-R!